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Posted by 49Reo
- September 15, 2015, 22:27:02 PMI never use more than a garden hose and set on soft spray, not a hard spray.
Posted by greenbarn
- September 15, 2015, 21:07:49 PMSince you mentioned the seafoam.... and the key....... made me think - did you use a high pressure washer?? Wonder if you got water in your tank? any ideas if your fuel cap might possibly leak a bit?? A little water in the fuel would make it run bad. I put about a gallon of "gas" in my 800 a few years ago, from our "gas" can, just to get into town. Ran terrible- had to run with the choke on the whole way in. Figured out it was diesel fuel. Had to drain the tank.
Posted by 49Reo
- September 15, 2015, 20:29:56 PMSo I washed the bike on Friday morning, Friday afternoon waxed and polished in preparation for a show on Saturday. Fired it up Saturday am, it stalled 2-3 times before I got out of the driveway. Got to the show, that afternoon drove it home ok, then it stalled in the driveway. So today, I fore it up, no issue, go for a 60 mile ride, had to turn around and head back as the gas gauge went from just over half to a quarter in 30 miles. At 20 miles from the gas station the fuel light came on, no worries, made it to the gas station. Took the key out to unlock the fuel cap, when I went to put the key back in the ignition it only wAnted to go in half way. Fiddled with it for a bit, it finally went on it was stiff to turn. Was fine right up to that point. Bike ran good going home from the gas station, stalled in the driveway. Was hard to start, kept acting like it was flooding; missing and sputtering when trying to read it up, finAlly picked up and revved right up. Stalled again in the back yard, same thing. So I took the key out' sprayed a lubricating oil (NOT WD40) in the switch, worked the key on and out, fired up, all seemed good. Any ideas, anyone? I'm going to put some seafoam in the tank and slosh it around some, then try it tomorrow, weather permitting. Any ideas are appreciated. 